Wednesday, November 6

When purchasing gifts for family and friends, many of us seek to purchase gifts we consider our recipients have a need for and will love. We will visit the store, buy the select items, wrap them up and present them when the time comes. And that is totally OK.

However, more and more people are opting towards DIY gifts these days, and there is a myriad of reasons for doing so.

In my mind, first and foremost, is the satisfaction it gives to offer a gift created by my very own hands. The time, effort and emotion involved in creating that gift makes it unique and special.

Sure, our commercially bought gifts will be loved, but our DIY gifts will be treasured and appreciated more and will remain forever!

Add a little thought and creativity this year and make your own gifts, too.

So much talent presides on Craftsy; it will be easy to find that special DIY project! There are so many patterns of all skill levels to choose from and my Craftsy Outlet to the right, will enable you to find the right materials to make it all happen. Make sure you browse through it. Feel free to visit my patterns outlet, too.

Thursday, September 19

I'm no green finger when it comes to planting flower seeds, rose seeds in particular, but how hard could it be? Errors will be made, they certainly will. And most likely, many many pots will be thrown out. But with so much information available online, it's easy to narrow it down to the basic needs of growing a rose plant from a seed.

And so, I have prepared and planted quite a few pots and with a bit of luck and patience, they will sprout. But only if they are good seeds. It remains to be seen if they are.

Till then, I'll continue to learn new things about planting roses and hoepfully I'll be good at it.

Unfortunately, the little green leaf in the photo wasn't a little sprout. It's too bad because I thought it was and I got excited about it. I'll get there.

Friday, May 24

This is the latest knit neck warmer I whipped up the passed few days. It's so warm and gorgeous. I think I'll focus my attention on creating these till I get bored of making them.

In fact, I'm all set to go for the next one.
Yarn, buttons and all. I've purchased a much chunkier yarn than the yarn used in this neckwarmer. I'm trying out different knit stitches to see what I'll be happy with in order to create the neckwarmer.

Will keep you posted.
This lovely is available for purchase in my Etsy store.